Do your young children take Oscillococcinum....and how?

[ChristusG]

I just recently bought some Oscillo to keep on hand for flu-like illnesses. DD started running a fever (she's 5) so I tried to give her some. She about freaked! As soon as some got onto her tongue, she started gagging and gagging. I thought she was going to throw up! Finally she spit them back out. :glare: So much for trying out the Oscillo.

 

Do your kids take them without problems? My other DD is 2 and I have not tried them with her yet, but I'm not expecting good results when I need to use it LOL.

[teamturner]

If this is the adult packaging version, try giving them half the vial instead of the whole thing. You could also give them just a little bit at a time. Before you give it to them, tell them that it is sweet like candy. It is sweet, but when you don't feel very well, I mouth full of stuff can be uncomfortable.

 

I gave some to my 3yo the other day and she chewed it up quickly. I wanted her to let it sit in her mouth a bit but she gobbled it up.

 

I hope it works better for you the next time you try it!

[AngieW in Texas]

My kids love oscillo. It works most of the time for me and for my 14yo, but it almost never does anything for my other two. That's also true for homeopathics in general in my family. My middle dd and I see results, the others don't. The only homeopathics that work for my youngest are pulsatilla and belladonna.

[Tree House Academy]

They make Oscillo for kids. My Earth Fare carries it. It is supposed to be flavored for kids tastes. If you have the adult kind, I'd try finding the kid kind.

[In The Great White North]

Right next to the Oscillo at the local health food store is something called Cold and Flu Care. It has the ingredient from Oscillo, plus a few other homeopathic remedies. It comes in a small, reasonable tasting tablet that dissolves in their mouths. Sort of like a small Sweet-tart.

 

It's worth a try.

[Catwoman]

If this is the adult packaging version, try giving them half the vial instead of the whole thing.

 

The amount of "active ingredients" is exactly the same in the adults' and kids' versions, though, isn't it? I remember reading the boxes at the health food store and being surprised that the only difference between the two products was that one box said it was for children. ;)

 

Cat

[plain jane]

When I spoke to someone at the local health food store about this, they said that you can dissolve the balls in a tsp. of water and give to the child that way. I've also seen these directions for giving them to children written on the side of a different kind of homeopathic (not Osccill., but little balls as well) so it would seem that I was given good advice. :)

[Amy in KS]

Have you tried Sambucol? I've found it to be highly effective against reducing the intensity and duration of the flu. The best part is that it tastes like blackberry syrup. Just make sure to get the original formula and not the one with all the extra stuff in it.

[Catwoman]

Where do you buy Sambucol, Amy? I've never heard of it, but it sounds like it may be worth having on-hand, "just in case."

 

Cat

[ChristusG]

Thanks everyone! I didn't know that I could dissolve it.....I'll definitely try that next time.

 

And I'll look into the Sambucol.

[Spy Car]

Since the adult dose is diluted to the point where there is no trace of the duck hearts or liver upon which it is based, and contains only the "vibrations" supposedly imprinted by these cells, why in the world would there be an adult dose vs a childrens dose?

 

This promotion of this stuff is pure quackery, it has no basis in "science" and it simply does not work better than placebo.

 

Spend your money as you choose, but Oscillococcinum is a "rip-off,"

 

Bill

Edited November 11, 2009 by Spy Car